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The Sayyed Jilani building in Bhiwandi collapsed around 3.30 am. Pic/Sameer MarkandeThe overnight death toll in the building collapse in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi town shot up to 25 with 12 more bodies recovered from the debris even as the search for more victims continues, officials said here on Tuesday. Besides, another 25 persons have been rescued so far from the four-decade-old Jilani building in the Patel Compound, Narpoli, which collapsed around 3.45 a.m.
on Monday morning. #UPDATE | Death toll rises to 25 in Bhiwandi building collapse in Maharashtra https://t.co/LBTKOMZENK — ANI (@ANI) September 22, 2020Local rescue teams and the NDRF along with a dog squad saved over two dozen lives, and at least 10 other injured were admitted to various hospitals. This is the second major building collapse in less than a month in the MMR..